Good morning, dear readers! Welcome to the live coverage of the Lok Sabha elections. After his initial three-phase voting, around 17.70 crore people are expected to vote for his 96 seats across 10 states and union territories today in the fourth phase of voting. Voting will also be held in 175 seats in Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats in Odisha, where the parliamentary term ends in June. All Lok Sabha seats are in Andhra Pradesh (25 seats) and Telangana (17 seats), Uttar Pradesh (13 seats), Maharashtra (11 seats), Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal ( (8 seats each), Bihar (5 seats), Odisha, Jharkhand (4 seats each) and Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat). Get all the live updates of the fourth phase of voting, only on DH.
4th LS polls in Bengal decide fate of several star candidates
Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary of the Congress, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua Moitra and Yusuf Pathan of the TMC, SS Ahluwalia and Dilip Ghosh of the BJP have won eight Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. As the district heads for the fourth round of polls, he will be one of the candidates whose fate will be decided in the EVM. Today’s phase.
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Phase 4 LS Ballot Candidates: Criminal Cases, Educational Background, and Everything You Need to Know
The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections could serve as an example of the disparity between rich and poor in the country. TDP’s Guntur candidate Dr Chandra Sekhar Penmasani has declared his highest assets at Rs 570,547 million, while the independent candidate from Bapatla Katta Anand Babu has declared assets of only a few. It is worth 7 rupees.
According to the report, Democratic Reform Association, around 16 per cent or 274 candidates contesting the fourth phase polls have serious criminal cases and around 28 per cent or 476 are Crorepatis. ADR analyzed the affidavits of 1,710 of the 1,717 candidates who participated in the poll.
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96 seats in 10 states/UTs go to polls today
Uttar Pradesh – 13
Maharashtra- 11
West Bengal – 8
Madhya Pradesh – 8
Bihar-5
Jharkhand-5
Odisha – 5
Jammu and Kashmir- 1
Andhra Pradesh – 25
Telangana- 17
issued May 12, 2024, 20:38 IST
